Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
court-appointed — adj. Court appointed is used with these nouns: ↑attorney, ↑lawyer, ↑monitor, ↑receiver … Collocations dictionary
attorney — noun (AmE) ADJECTIVE ▪ defense, prosecuting ▪ district ▪ assistant ▪ practicing ▪ He is a practicing family law attorney with years of experienc … Collocations dictionary
Court system of Pakistan — is made up of many courts differing in levels of legal superiority and separated by jurisdiction. Some of the courts are federal in nature while others are provincial. Contents 1 Structure of courts in Pakistan 2 Supreme Court Of Pakistan … Wikipedia
Court Ministry — This article is about the Ministry led by Sir Charles Court. For the Ministry led by his son Richard Court, see Court Cowan Ministry. The Court Ministry was the 27th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, led by Liberal Premier Sir… … Wikipedia
Attorney General — In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General, or Attorney General, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public… … Wikipedia
Court of Chancery — This article is about the English civil court. For other uses, see Court of Chancery (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Attorney General of India — The Attorney General of India is the Indian government s chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. The Attorney General for India is appointed by the President of India under Article 76 of the Constitution of… … Wikipedia
attorney-in-fact — ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun (plural attorneys in fact) 1. : a person appointed by another by a letter or power of attorney to transact any business for him out of court compare attorney at law 2. : an agent employed in any business or to do any… … Useful english dictionary
attorney — at·tor·ney /ə tər nē/ n pl neys [Anglo French atorné legal representative, from past participle of atorner to designate, appoint, from Old French, to prepare, arrange see attorn]: a person authorized to act on another s behalf; esp: lawyer see… … Law dictionary
2009 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States — The Supreme Court of the United States handed down nineteen per curiam opinions during its 2009 term, which began on October 5, 2009, and concluded October 3, 2010.[1] Because per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution,… … Wikipedia
